Kafsokalyvia

Kafsokalyvia

Καυσοκαλύβια
Kafsokalyvia Καυσοκαλύβια
Settlement
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	Kafsokalyvia
	Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 24°20′26″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Mount Athos
Population (2021)
• Total	25
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kafsokalyvia (Greek: Καυσοκαλύβια, lit. 'burning hut') is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete in Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites ("Maximos the Hut Burner"), a 14th-century Christian hermit.^[2]

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It is also known as the Holy Trinity Skete (Greek: Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος, romanized: Skiti Agias Triados).^[2]

There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. As of 2014, there were 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014).^[2] The population at the 2021 census was 25.^[1]

A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia^[3] with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos.^[4]

List of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia:^[5]

Ag. Georgios (Αγ Γεωργίου)
Ypapanti tou Christou (Υπαπαντής του Χριστού)
Analypseos (Αναλήψεως)
Neomartyres (Νεομαρτύρων)
Kimiseos Agias Annis (Κοιμήσεως Αγίας Αννης)
Ag. Efstathios (Αγ Ευσταθίου)
Ag. Dimitrios (Αγ Δημητρίου)
Ag. Georgios (Αγ Γεωργίου)
Archangeli (Αρχαγγέλων)
Ag. Methodios (Αγ Μεθοδίου)
Ag. Pachomios (Αγ Παχωμίου)
Zoodochos Pigi (Ζωοδόχου Πηγής)
Ag. Charalambos (Αγ Χαραλάμπους)
Ag. Maximos (Αγ Μαξίμου)
Evangelismos (Ευαγγελισμού)
Genesion Theotokou (Γενεσίου Θεοτόκου)
Ag. Skepi (Αγ Σκεπής)
Ag. Pateres (Αγιορειτών Πατέρων)
Ag. Akakios (Αγ Ακακίου)
Ag. Panteleimonon (Αγ Παντελεήμονος)
Ag. Ioasaf (Αγ Ιωασάςο)
Ag. Symeon (Αγ Συμεών)
Imionos (Ημίονος)
Ag. Ioannis o Theologos (Αγ Ιωάννου του Θεολόγου)
Isodia Theotokou (Εισοδίων Θεοτόκου)
Ag. Apostoli (Αγ Αποστόλων)
Kimisis Theotokou (Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου)
Metamorphoseos (Μεταμορφώσεως)
Treis Ierarches (Τριών Ιεραρχών)
Evangelismos (Ευαγγελισμού)

Notable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include:

[1]
"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
[2]
Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
[3]
Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos The Holy Mountain. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.
[4]
"Ferry service". Mount Athos Infos. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
[5]
Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.

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[census21-1] [1]
"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

[Speake-2] [2]
Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[3] [3]
Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos The Holy Mountain. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.

[4] [4]
"Ferry service". Mount Athos Infos. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[Howorth-5] [5]
Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.

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